Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Phosphor
phlegmaticphosphoric (phosp[h]oric)
phosphor, n. [L. phÅsphor-us.] (webplay: fine, temperature).
Light; flame; fuel; substance that shines in the dark; [fig.] vitality; vivacity; energy; spark of life.
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